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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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